What if Christianity never existed?

[Pat Mustard]

We'd all be screaming Allah Ackbar as we go screaming into hindu or general infidel business and places of worship as we blow ourselves up.. Or we be blown up by people doing this.

If you'd actually watched the video you'd have seen that without judaism and christianity there'd likely have been no islam. Idiot.

[Pat Mustard]

Maybe the Roman pantheon would have evolved to Monotheism ??

Jupiter just has to get in the right kind of snit, kill all the other Gods, and there you are.  Just a revelation away . . .

Unlikely the number of Roman gods was near infinite, what with the Lares and the other household and crossroad minors, and, with the habitual elevation of emperors and their families (their promotion to glory), growing.

[Lemonvariable72]

I actually doubt islam would exist if christianity didn't as islam is heavily based on christianity, and the hindus are notably un-evangelical. Infact most pagan relgions are alot more tolerant then christianity was historically. Also bear in mind, the "they burn babies" was pretty much the go to line for ancient propaganda. So while a few did commit human sacrifice, the vast majority did not. Also on a very interesting note, those that did commit human sacrifice, it was considered an honor and was done by volunteers. These volunteers where then treated as heros. Not pretty, but prettier then the bloody verdict of verdun.

Ah, no.

Islam was based on one mans desire to dominate and rule what he understood to be the world. To do this he had to Illegitimize Christianity not base his religion on it. Rather he returned to Judaism and strict pharisaical legalism to drive his religion, not the freedom found in Christianity.

It was yes, and Christianity gave him the fertile ground to work. Also if you think Christianity wasn't used the same way guess again. It was used time and again by rulers to accomplish the same goal. St. Cyrus and valens the first ( if I have his name right) both did so to great effect. Also Islam didn't traditionally force conversion the way Christianity did and they more then happy to trade with lots of religions and left their beliefs be. Hence we still have lots of Syrian and Egyptian Christians and Zoroastrians are still around.